The Old People
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"The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Old People canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5532210 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: The Old People Context triple: [Go Down, Moses, hasPart, The Old People]
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The Old Man
The Old Man is the underworld nickname of Russell Bufalino, a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss associated with the Bufalino crime family and alleged ties to major organized crime events.
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الدهناء
الدهناء هي صحراء رملية طويلة وضيقة في وسط شبه الجزيرة العربية تُعد من أبرز الصحارى السعودية التي تربط بين صحراء النفود الكبير والربع الخالي.
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the Old Woman
The Old Woman is a resilient, sharp-witted servant and storyteller in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for her tragic backstory and cynical perspective on suffering.
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Old Woman
Old Woman is a minor character in James Baldwin’s play "The Amen Corner," representing the older, devout members of the Harlem church community.
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The Pensioners
The Pensioners is a historic nickname for Chelsea Football Club, referencing the club’s early association with nearby Chelsea Pensioners from the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Old People Target entity description: "The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
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A.
The Old Man
The Old Man is the underworld nickname of Russell Bufalino, a powerful mid-20th-century American mob boss associated with the Bufalino crime family and alleged ties to major organized crime events.
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B.
الدهناء
الدهناء هي صحراء رملية طويلة وضيقة في وسط شبه الجزيرة العربية تُعد من أبرز الصحارى السعودية التي تربط بين صحراء النفود الكبير والربع الخالي.
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C.
the Old Woman
The Old Woman is a resilient, sharp-witted servant and storyteller in Voltaire’s satirical novella "Candide," known for her tragic backstory and cynical perspective on suffering.
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D.
Old Woman
Old Woman is a minor character in James Baldwin’s play "The Amen Corner," representing the older, devout members of the Harlem church community.
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E.
The Pensioners
The Pensioners is a historic nickname for Chelsea Football Club, referencing the club’s early association with nearby Chelsea Pensioners from the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional work
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short story ⓘ |
| author | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
African American and Native American ancestry through Sam Fathers
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rituals of hunting as a rite of passage ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Major de Spain
NERFINISHED
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McCaslin Edmonds NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublication | Go Down, Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a young boy’s hunting experiences ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern literature
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hunting story ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
deer hunting
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land and ownership in the South ⓘ |
| includedIn | American short story canon ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Isaac McCaslin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| partOf | Go Down, Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Go Down, Moses (story)
NERFINISHED
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The Bear NERFINISHED ⓘ Was ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | Yoknapatawpha fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Mississippi wilderness
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Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 19th century American South ⓘ |
| theme |
Southern wilderness
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coming of age ⓘ heritage ⓘ human relationship with nature ⓘ initiation ⓘ memory and history ⓘ race ⓘ racial hierarchy in the American South ⓘ tradition and change ⓘ |
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Subject: The Old People Description of subject: "The Old People" is a short story by William Faulkner that forms part of his collection *Go Down, Moses*, exploring themes of heritage, race, and the Southern wilderness through a young boy’s hunting experiences.
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